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Course notes (chap. 1 Number Theory, chap. 2 ... - McGill University

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1.4.5 ∗∗∗ Extracting Square Roots modulo p e<br />

If we have a solution r to r 2 ≡ a (mod p), how do we find a solution s to<br />

s 2 ≡ a (mod p e )fore>1<br />

The chinese remainder theorem does not apply here. We have to figure<br />

things out in a different way.

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